Conference call method and apparatus therefor

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EP 1 161 114 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	06.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/06

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	05.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/49

(21)	Application number: 01304676.8

(22)	Date of filing: 25.05.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04Q 7/38, H04L 12/28

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

31.05.2000 GB 0013251

(71)	Applicant: NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD.
	02150 Espoo (FI)

(72)	Inventor:
	Thomas, Graham Camberley, Surrey GU15 1QS (GB)

(74)	Representative: Johnson, Ian Michael et al
	Nokia IPR Department, Nokia House, Summit Avenue Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 0NG Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 0NG (GB)

(54)	Conference call method and apparatus therefor

(57) A conference call facility is described in which one (2a) of a group of communication devices (2a,2b,2c,2d) connected to a low power radio frequency network (9) is able to set up a call to a party external of the network (9) and then selectively add further devices (2a,2b,2c) to the call under the control of the user of the one device (2a). The users of the other devices (2b,2c) are able to enable or disable the selection of their device in a conference call. One or more of the communication devices may be a mobile radio telephone equipped with the necessary network interface (1).

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